There was a look of cold-steel concentration on Serena Williams's features as she walked on to Centre Court to face Petra Kvitova that hinted at the barrage of cannon fire she was about to unleash at the defending Wimbledon champion.
Maria Sharapova will use the painful memories of her shock Wimbledon defeat against Sabine Lisicki to fuel her bid to remain on top of the world.
China's Peng Shuai said the Olympic tennis tournament will be much more exciting than Wimbledon as it is a one-off special with national pride at stake.
Four-time Grand Slam title winner Kim Clijsters said goodbye to Wimbledon for the final time on Monday, taking away a lifetime of memories from a tournament she likened to Disneyland.
China's Zheng, a former semifinalist here, lost to the United States' Serena Williams, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 9-7 on Saturday in a third-round marathon match. Williams racked up 23 aces.
China's Peng Shuai said that she will try hard to win a quarterfinal berth at Wimbledon after breezing past Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus.
Top seed Maria Sharapova survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon third round where she was joined by her biggest rival for the women's title Serena Williams on Thursday.
Rafa Nadal suffered a stunning loss at Wimbledon on Thursday, stopped in his tracks by unknown Czech Lukas Rosol who played the match of his life to cause one of the biggest upsets in grand slam tennis.
Maria Sharapova mocked Frenchman Gilles Simon on Thursday for saying women do not deserve the same prize money as men, pointing out dryly that "there are a few more people that watch my matches than his".
Li Na has been confirmed for the doubles at the London Olympics despite her public protestations.
Wimbledon may have built its reputation on being an uniquely grass-court Grand Slam tournament but defending champion Novak Djokovic is happy to play it under a roof, with the lights burning bright.
Asia's first Grand Slam champion Li Na has served up a volley of controversy on the Internet after complaining about playing doubles at the London Olympics. 
Li angry for being asked to play doubles
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